objectivity

Reveals how "The New York Times" has misreported major U.S. foreign policy issues, including the bombing of North Vietnam in 1964, the Reagan administration's policy toward the Sandinista government in the 1980s, and the Bush administration's 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Authors present differing opinions on whether the digital terrain is changing the way Americans get news, whether the media has always been biased, and whether journalism's quest for objectivity has actually created a moral void.

Discusses how technology has advanced the speed at which news information is released but has also increased the difficulty to separate fact, opinion, and speculation; and features interviews with Tom Brokaw, Arianna Huffington, Jim Lehrer, and others.

A collection of seventeen controversial essays that debate issues including politics, gender, race, crime, religion, the environment, homosexuality, and the military.

Contains thirteen essays that describe the presence and effects of media bias from liberal, conservative, and centrist viewpoints, on issues that include coverage of gun control, the war in Iraq, and the White House.

Describes what media is, how the news is a part of media, and encourages readers to question the medium's influential messages.

Contains seventeen articles that provide opposing viewpoints on questions of whether media bias is a serious problem, which issues reveal media bias, and whether media bias should be challenged.

Examines the role of the media in American society and it has been used to promote specific political or social agendas.